The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1887-05-18

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body 10 deny 1t. [Cheers and groans. | Soy.
eial voices cried "bravo O'Brlenl" ."rhe
heart Of Ireland Is at your back" shouted
another, land tho heart otCAnada" cried
another.
A man irom the Orange party here got
In front oil the platform among the Nation.
alists and began singing 1.-THE Boyne Wa.
ter" His silk hat was crushed In by thoee
around him and hc disappeared under
the platform, bruised and bloody, where
he lay during the remainder Of the day.
A4 GOING RoR THE RIOTERS.
~ have otten," continued Mr.. O'Brien,
''met lackasses, [laughterl whose sound
would be more musical than that Of those
miserable aud misguided wrstchra who
came here to destroy that freedom OF
speech which they boast they love 60
much. [Dsrisivs lauyhter.l llthey have
got anything to Say for LaRsdowno lot
their best man come up on this platform
and l will guarantee him a hearing, [cheersl
but they are afraid [grosns, Kisses and
cries God save the Queen1 because they
Gre in the wrong and We arc bold and do.
tiant, because we have right, truth and
Justice on our side. Loud md prolonged
applause, mingled with. kissing and
fgroaning] This demonstration taxes the
last sod from under Lansdownc's feet,
Tor by 1t he confoases that lie has no bet.
tor ausTer to our terrible arrRgnment
than the rowdyism, blsckguarjism, yul-
garity and Ignorance oil this wretcheu and
despicable crew. Loud cheerH.
| sin not at all sorry that the gentlemen
Of the Toronto corporation have broken
their contract as Lord Lanslnwne broke
his and have refused US tho hospitality OF
st. Andrews hall, There Is one hatl, thank
God, from which they cannot shnt us out,
this cpan vault OF heaven, which tho
Glea. Architect Of the Universe has bnilt,
and We have tale to tell which We need
not bs afraid or Rshamed to toll In
tho frea mir OF heaven and in the
open light OF day. 0na thing is now |
think cettsin, and that IL that the Cana.
dams demand al answer to the specific
and terrible accusations We havo made
against him. An answer there must
be, or Lord LansdoEno Stands )ndsmued :,
N anawsr very different from the vague
platilndes win which ha ills his letteF in
the Toronto papers to-day. Groaus. |
Refusing US the use Of q public uall anu
boyCottlng us Is not au Guawer which
would satisfy the intelligent public OF
Canada. Threatening US With yiuleuce IL
we dared to exercise tho right OF free
speech Oh free soil III no. An answer.
LANsDowEE CONDEMNED.
l think nobody resliz IS more keenly
than Lord Lansdosne to- dsy that the de.
clamation Of the orators at Saturdays
meeting 10 not M Grss5r which will save
Lord LaEsdowns IRON the condemnation
Of enlightened and libstty loving men,"
Here tho sperser Eaid that the Rev. Kane
had been allowed in Toronto to denouucs
home rule, and continued: "But would
like TO point out that tho resolutions OF
the Orangemen Of Toronto on home
,ule did not p:avail with the Canadian
Parliament, or the Canadian people.
[Applause.]
They we!e rejected and reversed BIZ Can.
allan public opinion, and 80 l venture to
think that the orators OF Saturday foil
now ss the Rev. Mr.. Kane failed then.
Time will tell that the upshot Of sstur-
dsy's meeting was vote OF confidence in
the Tory coercion government Of Lord
Salisbury, that government whose crusl
and abominsb!9 coercion bill hsa lust
been condemned by the Canadian Par!ia.
ment by deciaire and overwhelming
m8joyi.y.
GOODWIN SMITHS ATTACK.
As for the epithe.s Goodwin Smith
[hissesl has been pleased to shower upon
myself. We'll 80 far as my humble person.
ality is Of the emslleat consequence in this
matter, l am content 10 DO Judged
by my own countrymen, who know
MO snd can read every thought OF nv
heart Eapplausel. Judged by the an.
nouncement from Northeast Cork in this
mornings cab!egrams renewed applause
they don't seem to share Mr.. Goodwin
Smiths opinion of me. | think
Ne may safely leave the ora.
tors at Saturdays meeting to be-
crushed under the weight OF their ovD
(adlectives and under the rdicu!e OF their
own organs. l could not possibly desire
to gay anything more terere Of them than
their OWN orahnB in the press cay Of thei.
violence, extravaganza and froth. Upon
another occasion ! should be willing enough
to enter into the defense Of ourselves
and OF our great movement il, indeed, any
detsnce is needed at this time OF day, Of a
movement which has won the great heart
and mind OF Mr.. Gladstone, and to which
the whole energies and Tho whole future
Of tho Liberal party in England arc nov
pledged. Loud applause.
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